Regional Air Quality Council staff presented a draft Control Strategy Blueprint that lays out a suite of policy recommendations and a phased approach to reducing ozone precursor emissions ahead of voluntary reclassification and future State Implementation Plan (SIP) modeling.

‘‘Blueprint is still in a very draft form,’’ Kira, RAC planning staff, told the board, explaining the document provides context on ozone causes, projected futures and a menu of potential control strategies grouped by feasibility and timing. The slide presentation referenced an earlier RAC blueprint example from 1999 and described the new blueprint as a strategic framework and a ‘‘game plan’’ for developing, evaluating and prioritizing strategies over the next several years.

What’s in the draft: staff said the blueprint will include data and trend analysis, descriptions of emissions sources, a list of control strategies (approximately 17 in the current draft), a set of short one‑page ‘‘strategy overviews’’ with evaluation metrics (cost, feasibility, enforceability and equity impacts), and a three‑bucket structure. The buckets are: 1) ‘‘off‑the‑shelf’’ emission reductions that could be implemented quickly (possible implementation by 2027); 2) strategies that need further development or stakeholder work but could roll out in the near term; and 3) adopted rules and longer‑term ideas that may require additional development.

Timeline and modeling: staff said they expect a fuller draft in September and a final board version in October, with a plan to present the board‑endorsed blueprint to the Air Quality Control Commission in mid‑November to inform its planning. Staff cautioned that full quantitative modeling of the blueprint strategies cannot be completed until the modeling corrections described earlier are finished; they expect emissions‑reduction estimates for strategies before modeling but do not expect final modeled attainment runs until after the corrections.

Stakeholder engagement and outreach concerns: board members and staff extensively discussed outreach strategy and how to engage industry and facility operators early. Several board members urged clearer definitions of ‘‘indirect sources’’ (examples discussed included warehouses, entertainment venues, airports and universities) and said materials need more plain‑language descriptions and concept papers so regulated parties understand whether they will be affected.

Board members emphasized that some industry participants do not engage until proposals are concrete and urged RAC staff to do targeted outreach, develop stakeholder personas and supply clearer documentation of anticipated implementation responsibilities and resource needs for potential strategies. Staff said they had used RAC mailing lists, MPO stakeholder lists and CDOT networks to invite participation and planned additional materials and one‑pagers in advance of the next workshop (Aug. 18 in Fort Collins).

What endorsement would mean: several board members asked whether endorsement would be a near‑term commitment to any one regulatory pathway. Staff and multiple board members agreed that an endorsement would be a ‘‘green light’’ to continue fleshing out and prioritizing a set of strategies and to pursue the engagement and analytical work needed to prepare specific proposals for decision makers. Board members said they expect follow‑up, strategy‑by‑strategy evaluation and additional opportunities to weigh in before any rule is advanced to AQCC or other authorities.

Next steps and public comment: staff invited written comments on the blueprint by Aug. 25 and said additional workshops and an indirect‑sources work group meeting are scheduled. Board members asked RAC staff to secure clearer statements from implementing agencies (for example CDOT or the Air Pollution Control Division) about their capacity or willingness to implement particular strategies, and to surface fiscal or resource constraints where relevant.

Ending: staff said they will add one‑page strategy summaries, clarify facility definitions, continue outreach and return with a fuller draft at the September board meeting.